A man from Austin, Texas was attacked and robbed by an unknown suspect posing as a cab driver at 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 13.

The man, 25, told police that, while on the first block of West Hubbard Street, he flagged down a black Lincoln Continental town car that he believed to be a cab and got inside. After getting into the front passenger seat, the man said that the driver began striking him on the chest with a closed fist and demanding that he hand over all of his belongings.

The victim gave the attacker his wallet, which contained his debit card and driver’s license. He then exited the vehicle and the offender drove off. The man later told police that he was highly intoxicated at the time and unable to recall specific details regarding the incident.

When he later called to cancel his debit card, the man found that several charges had already been made to his account, including one unauthorized charge in the amount of $500.

Police arrested five individuals for various counts of battery, assault and mob action after a misunderstanding on a party bus led to a brawl on the Near North Side.

At around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, police responding to a call of a shooting on the 600 block of North Clark Street arrived to find a group of 20 people fighting on the street. Upon breaking up the fracas, officers learned that the altercation was provoked when some individuals from the involved group accidently got on the wrong party bus, at which point the occupants on the bus attacked them.

While attempting to keep the groups separated, police arrested 33-year-old Tyrone Brooks Jr., of Lombard, after he shoved one of the officers for touching his wife. According to the police report, Brooks resisted and was subdued by officers with an emergency takedown technique. As officers continued to contain the group, another perpetrator, Joyce D. Hines of the 1300 block of West Roosevelt Road, ran up and kicked a female officer in the face, prompting Hines to be arrested.

Police also detained Randall M. Williams, of the 4900 block of West Congress Parkway, Timothy C. Boyd of the 4000 block of West Arthington Street and Tomeka C. Wodard, of the 2900 block of West Lexington Street, who were all alleged to have been involved in the fight.

At around 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 12, a construction worker in the basement of a vacant building on the 100 block of West Kinzie Street dug up what appeared to be several bones.

The man contacted another laborer at the site, who then called police to report the find. Responding officers secured the area, and the bones were collected and transported to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office to determine if the bones were from a human.

The building where the remains were found was built in the 19th century and previously housed an antique furniture and art store, according to NBC 5. Work at the site was put on hold pending an autopsy of the bones.

Police responded to a burglary alarm call at a Verizon Wireless store on the 1300 block of West Fullerton Avenue at around 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 14.

Upon arrival, officers found that offenders had gained entry into the building by smashing the glass front door, and they later found that the rear door had been opened as well. While searching the premises, officers found an opened cardboard box in the rear alley that contained customer invoices. An employee of the store arrived shortly after and retrieved security footage from the company’s corporate office.

The video showed five suspects in the store during the break-in, one of whom was wearing a black ski mask. The footage also revealed that the men were carrying large crowbars and travelled in a white 4-door sedan of an unknown make.

This summary contains information taken from the crime reports and arrest records of the 18th District of the Chicago Police Department. Anyone named has only been charged with a crime. The cases have not yet been adjudicated